Neglected mesemb seedlings 2016 (15 pics)
I had lots and lots of old and barely viable lithops and other mesemb seeds that I've been trying to "use up" since last fall so that I could buy more. Stone-hard logic here. So I've been sowing and when it was clear nothing would germinate or the seedlings were too weak I've been sowing on top of them, barely keeping records. At the end some of them made it and have developed up to a certain stage when they could be caught on camera. So here are some mesemb seedlings I am currently growing. I'll make a separate post on lithops seedlings of which I have much less. These guys have been neglected, starved, then overwatered, insect-ridden and simply forgotten but they are going strong nevertheless! Sometimes I think the less you care for them the better they feel. Occasional splash of water is all it takes. Meyerophytum meyeri MG1778.65 (April 2016) Wanna know how I know it's not a Monilaria? Because they're still alive (ba-dumm-tssching). Cheiridopsis v...